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Movie Review: Disaster Movie ‘Shattered Earth’ Isn’t A Disaster
Hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, fans of disaster thrillers just can’t get enough of the action and the destruction. The truth is, we just don’t get enough high-quality movies with good stories. But once in a while, we actually get one worth watching. My interest peaked a couple of weeks ago when I reported on the Chinese-made disaster movie Shattered Earth. I In the film, a peaceful town turns into a living hell when a devastating earthquake is triggered, causing buildings to tumble and sinkholes to open. A retired railway soldier and his son, an explosives engineer, travel deep into a cave to rescue trapped survivors. However, a second terrifying quake is just hours away, threatening to bury the whole town in a massive landslide. We’ve got films that include every natural disaster, but we’ve never gotten a film of this magnitude about an earthquake that caused a landslide, which is the major threat. It’s nice to see something new. The film
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‘Squeal’ Trailer Teases That A Little Piggy Should Have Stayed Home
From director Aik Karapetian comes the dark horror-comedy Squeal, written by the director and Aleksandr Rodionov. The trailer has arrived teasing that a little piggy should have stayed home. The dark fairy tale centers on Samuel (Kevin Janssens), who is far from home, searching for his father. Lost in remotest Eastern Europe, on the edges of a mythical forest, a minor road accident leads to a chance meeting with a pig farmer’s daughter Kirke (Laura Siliņa). Sam soon learns that his priorities must change if he wants to survive. Her initial hospitality is a smoke screen to capture him and make him a forced laborer on the farm. Alone, unable to speak the language, and chained up 24/7 with the pigs, he learns to adapt. Fortunately, a seemingly magical piglet gains Sam’s confidence and shows him the way to freedom and true love. The film, which was an official selection at Fantastic Fest (2022), stars Kevin Janssens, Laura Siliņa, Aigars
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Soldiers Are On A Mission In Action-Packed Movie ‘Dead Zone’ – Out On Tubi
Tubi has just added the new Tubi Original Dead Zone, part horror, part action film, starring Michael Jai White, to its streaming service. In the movie, “To stop the collapse of humanity, an elite team of soldiers must descend on a radiation-poisoned town and perform the ultimate stealth mission using high-tech armor and weapons.” Dead Zone stars Michael Jai White (“Black Dynamite”), Chad Michael Collins (“Sniper Rogue Mission”), and Jeff Fahey (“Lost”) and is directed by Hank Braxtan (“Snake Outta Compton”), based on a screenplay by Michael Klug and Tim Ogletree, and a story by Jeffrey Giles and Michael Lurie with Giles who also serve as producers alongside Arielle Brachfeld (“Dragon Soldiers”) and Tarkan Dospil (“Jurassic Hunt”). Tune in and watch Dead Zone or one of the other movies and series streaming free now on Tubi.
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Jared Leto Joins The Cast Of Disney’s ‘Haunted Mansion’
Just yesterday we reported that Halloween franchise star Jamie Lee Curtis has joined the cast of Disney’s upcoming Haunted Mansion movie, now news has come via EW that Morbius star Jared Leto has also joined the gang and will play the role of the “Hat Box” ghost. Justin Simien (Dear White People, Bad Hair) is in the director’s chair for the new live-action movie based on the long-running Disney theme park attraction that opened back in 1969 that “sees theme park guests go inside a spooky and creepy manor that has a wide array of supernatural frights. It also features a graveyard’s worth of characters.” The first movie based on the ride was released in 2003. Curtis and Leto are joined by LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Rosario Dawson, and Danny DeVito. Katie Dippold (Ghostbusters 2016) penned the script. “In this mysterious adventure, a doctor (Dawson) and her 9-year-old son (Chase Dillon), looking to start a new life, move
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‘Glorious’ Scores New Trailer Filled With Lovecraftian Horrors Ahead Of Shudder Premiere
Director Rebekah McKendry’s newest film Glorious, which stars legendary actor J.K. Simmons alongside Ryan Kwanten (“True Blood”), has a brand new trailer released ahead of its Shudder debut, filled with Lovecraftian-style horrors. The film, co-written by Joshua Hull, David Ian McKendry, and Todd Rigney, centers on Wes (Kwanten) as he waits out a hangover locked in a public restroom with a mysterious entity (Simmons) behind a glory hole. The story takes Wes deep into his own psyche as he wrestles with fate and a glimpse of the unthinkable in this Lovecraft-inspired comic horror. Get ready for otherworldly horrors, Lovecraftian visions, and glory holes, Glorious premieres on Shudder on August 18, 2022.
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Based On The Cult Hit, “Heathers: The Musical” Is Coming To Roku!
I love musicals as much as the next person, but add horror into it, and I’m in! Roku has just announced it will exclusively bring a live capture of the stage adaptation of the hit West End musical “Heathers: The Musical,” based on one of the greatest cult teen films of all time, 1989’s Heathers, to The Roku Channel. Andy Fickman directs the musical, with book, music and lyrics by Kevin Murphy and Laurence O’Keefe. Fickman, Murphy and O’Keefe will also produce. The special is also produced by Village Roadshow Pictures (VRP) and Bill Kenwright’s BKStudios. The musical was filmed at The Other Palace, where it started its U.K. journey in 2018. Originally produced by Bill Kenwright & Paul Taylor Mills, it grew its initial cult following and became a box office record-breaker, ultimately transferring to the Theatre Royal Haymarket for a sold-out limited run later that year. The production then returned to the Haymarket for another successful West End
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Blu-ray Review: The Necro Files (1997)
Beginning with that ol’ razzle-dazzle of full-frontal nudity, Matt Jaissle’s The Necro Files (hahaha, clever!) begins moistly with a woman being harassed during shower time by a masked assailant (Issac Cooper)… and his mask bears a swastika, just to let us know he’s evil… which is good because the murder/sexual assault and graphic dismemberment left me wondering. It’s double penetration like you seldom see these days, and it’s a mess, so showering was a moot point… Anyway, after being killed while already apprehended by the police, some masked Satanists resurrect that sex-crazed psycho from the grave by murdering a baby (doll) that is the result of one of his past sex crimes… a move they soon regret as the resulting dick removing rampage really puts a crimp in some of that kooky cult’s style! Having escaped the zombie rampage, two of the cult members are scared straight and decide to use a counter spell to put that zesty zombie, now
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Trailer For Netflix Series “Echoes,” Reveals A Twisted Tale Of Sisters And Secrets
This August, a new twisted thriller series is set to premiere on Netflix, “Echoes,” starring Michelle Monaghan in a double role as identical twin sisters Leni and Gina. In the series, “Leni and Gina are identical twins who have secretly swapped their lives since they were children, culminating in a double life as adults, but one of the sisters goes missing and everything in their perfectly schemed world turns into chaos.” Tyne Rushing, Deja Dee, Isaiah Stratton, Alise Willis, and Celia Weston co-star. “Echoes” is set to premiere on Netflix on Friday, August 19, 2022.
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Friday The 13th Final Girl, Adrienne King, Returns To Horror For ‘Dead Girl In Apartment 03’ (Trailer)
Adrienne King, the original final girl in horror classic Friday the 13th, returns to horror for The Dead Girl in Apartment 03, coming this Summer. In the movie, “After recently moving to New York City, a young woman is horrified to discover that her roommate has died in their apartment under mysterious circumstances. After her body is taken away by the police, Laura soon feels an unsettling presence in the apartment and paranormal signs that she will soon be the next victim. With the help of a pair of NYC detectives, Laura must uncover the secret behind her roommate’s death before it is too late.” Laura Dooling (Blu Bloods), and Michael Schantz (City on a Hill) also star in the film, the latest film from cult auteur Kurtis Spieler (cult classic New York Ninja). The Dead Girl in Apartment 03 premieres on August 9, 2022, on digital platforms with a special edition Blu-ray and DVD being released on November 22nd,
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Indie Horror ‘Bloody Man’ Getting a Special Edition Blu-ray
Wild Eye Releasing has just announced the release of a Special Edition Blu-ray of Daniel Benedict’s The Bloody Man, a supernatural horror film reuniting A Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master stars Lisa Wilcox and Tuesday Knight, this December. Penned by Daniel and Casi Benedict, and produced by Red Serial Films, the film tells of a young boy who, after the death of his mother, becomes obsessed with a comic book she gave him that ultimately summons the ancient monster found in its pages. Mercedez Varble, Dan Eardley, Jason Crowe, Roni Jonah and KateLynn E. Newberry join Wilcox and Knight in the film, which encompass high-end production values and plays like a cocktail of A Nightmare On Elm Street, The Goonies, and “Stranger Things.” The Bloody Man: Special Edition Blu-ray will include: Behind the Scenes Bloopers Crowdfunding Videos Promo videos Trailers Can’t wait until December? Bloody Man is now out on Digital, from Wild Eye Releasing.
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Movie Review: Disaster Movie ‘Shattered Earth’ Isn’t A Disaster
Hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, fans of disaster thrillers just can’t get enough of the action and the destruction. The truth is, we just don’t get enough high-quality movies with good stories. But once in a while, we actually get one worth watching. My interest peaked a couple of weeks ago when I reported on the Chinese-made disaster movie Shattered Earth. I In the film, a peaceful town turns into a living hell when a devastating earthquake is triggered, causing buildings to tumble and sinkholes to open. A retired railway soldier and his son, an explosives engineer, travel deep into a cave to rescue trapped survivors. However, a second terrifying quake is just hours away, threatening to bury the whole town in a massive landslide. We’ve got films that include every natural disaster, but we’ve never gotten a film of this magnitude about an earthquake that caused a landslide, which is the major threat. It’s nice to see something new. The film
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‘Squeal’ Trailer Teases That A Little Piggy Should Have Stayed Home
From director Aik Karapetian comes the dark horror-comedy Squeal, written by the director and Aleksandr Rodionov. The trailer has arrived teasing that a little piggy should have stayed home. The dark fairy tale centers on Samuel (Kevin Janssens), who is far from home, searching for his father. Lost in remotest Eastern Europe, on the edges of a mythical forest, a minor road accident leads to a chance meeting with a pig farmer’s daughter Kirke (Laura Siliņa). Sam soon learns that his priorities must change if he wants to survive. Her initial hospitality is a smoke screen to capture him and make him a forced laborer on the farm. Alone, unable to speak the language, and chained up 24/7 with the pigs, he learns to adapt. Fortunately, a seemingly magical piglet gains Sam’s confidence and shows him the way to freedom and true love. The film, which was an official selection at Fantastic Fest (2022), stars Kevin Janssens, Laura Siliņa, Aigars
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Soldiers Are On A Mission In Action-Packed Movie ‘Dead Zone’ – Out On Tubi
Tubi has just added the new Tubi Original Dead Zone, part horror, part action film, starring Michael Jai White, to its streaming service. In the movie, “To stop the collapse of humanity, an elite team of soldiers must descend on a radiation-poisoned town and perform the ultimate stealth mission using high-tech armor and weapons.” Dead Zone stars Michael Jai White (“Black Dynamite”), Chad Michael Collins (“Sniper Rogue Mission”), and Jeff Fahey (“Lost”) and is directed by Hank Braxtan (“Snake Outta Compton”), based on a screenplay by Michael Klug and Tim Ogletree, and a story by Jeffrey Giles and Michael Lurie with Giles who also serve as producers alongside Arielle Brachfeld (“Dragon Soldiers”) and Tarkan Dospil (“Jurassic Hunt”). Tune in and watch Dead Zone or one of the other movies and series streaming free now on Tubi.
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Jared Leto Joins The Cast Of Disney’s ‘Haunted Mansion’
Just yesterday we reported that Halloween franchise star Jamie Lee Curtis has joined the cast of Disney’s upcoming Haunted Mansion movie, now news has come via EW that Morbius star Jared Leto has also joined the gang and will play the role of the “Hat Box” ghost. Justin Simien (Dear White People, Bad Hair) is in the director’s chair for the new live-action movie based on the long-running Disney theme park attraction that opened back in 1969 that “sees theme park guests go inside a spooky and creepy manor that has a wide array of supernatural frights. It also features a graveyard’s worth of characters.” The first movie based on the ride was released in 2003. Curtis and Leto are joined by LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Rosario Dawson, and Danny DeVito. Katie Dippold (Ghostbusters 2016) penned the script. “In this mysterious adventure, a doctor (Dawson) and her 9-year-old son (Chase Dillon), looking to start a new life, move
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‘Glorious’ Scores New Trailer Filled With Lovecraftian Horrors Ahead Of Shudder Premiere
Director Rebekah McKendry’s newest film Glorious, which stars legendary actor J.K. Simmons alongside Ryan Kwanten (“True Blood”), has a brand new trailer released ahead of its Shudder debut, filled with Lovecraftian-style horrors. The film, co-written by Joshua Hull, David Ian McKendry, and Todd Rigney, centers on Wes (Kwanten) as he waits out a hangover locked in a public restroom with a mysterious entity (Simmons) behind a glory hole. The story takes Wes deep into his own psyche as he wrestles with fate and a glimpse of the unthinkable in this Lovecraft-inspired comic horror. Get ready for otherworldly horrors, Lovecraftian visions, and glory holes, Glorious premieres on Shudder on August 18, 2022.
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Based On The Cult Hit, “Heathers: The Musical” Is Coming To Roku!
I love musicals as much as the next person, but add horror into it, and I’m in! Roku has just announced it will exclusively bring a live capture of the stage adaptation of the hit West End musical “Heathers: The Musical,” based on one of the greatest cult teen films of all time, 1989’s Heathers, to The Roku Channel. Andy Fickman directs the musical, with book, music and lyrics by Kevin Murphy and Laurence O’Keefe. Fickman, Murphy and O’Keefe will also produce. The special is also produced by Village Roadshow Pictures (VRP) and Bill Kenwright’s BKStudios. The musical was filmed at The Other Palace, where it started its U.K. journey in 2018. Originally produced by Bill Kenwright & Paul Taylor Mills, it grew its initial cult following and became a box office record-breaker, ultimately transferring to the Theatre Royal Haymarket for a sold-out limited run later that year. The production then returned to the Haymarket for another successful West End
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Blu-ray Review: The Necro Files (1997)
Beginning with that ol’ razzle-dazzle of full-frontal nudity, Matt Jaissle’s The Necro Files (hahaha, clever!) begins moistly with a woman being harassed during shower time by a masked assailant (Issac Cooper)… and his mask bears a swastika, just to let us know he’s evil… which is good because the murder/sexual assault and graphic dismemberment left me wondering. It’s double penetration like you seldom see these days, and it’s a mess, so showering was a moot point… Anyway, after being killed while already apprehended by the police, some masked Satanists resurrect that sex-crazed psycho from the grave by murdering a baby (doll) that is the result of one of his past sex crimes… a move they soon regret as the resulting dick removing rampage really puts a crimp in some of that kooky cult’s style! Having escaped the zombie rampage, two of the cult members are scared straight and decide to use a counter spell to put that zesty zombie, now
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Trailer For Netflix Series “Echoes,” Reveals A Twisted Tale Of Sisters And Secrets
This August, a new twisted thriller series is set to premiere on Netflix, “Echoes,” starring Michelle Monaghan in a double role as identical twin sisters Leni and Gina. In the series, “Leni and Gina are identical twins who have secretly swapped their lives since they were children, culminating in a double life as adults, but one of the sisters goes missing and everything in their perfectly schemed world turns into chaos.” Tyne Rushing, Deja Dee, Isaiah Stratton, Alise Willis, and Celia Weston co-star. “Echoes” is set to premiere on Netflix on Friday, August 19, 2022.
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Friday The 13th Final Girl, Adrienne King, Returns To Horror For ‘Dead Girl In Apartment 03’ (Trailer)
Adrienne King, the original final girl in horror classic Friday the 13th, returns to horror for The Dead Girl in Apartment 03, coming this Summer. In the movie, “After recently moving to New York City, a young woman is horrified to discover that her roommate has died in their apartment under mysterious circumstances. After her body is taken away by the police, Laura soon feels an unsettling presence in the apartment and paranormal signs that she will soon be the next victim. With the help of a pair of NYC detectives, Laura must uncover the secret behind her roommate’s death before it is too late.” Laura Dooling (Blu Bloods), and Michael Schantz (City on a Hill) also star in the film, the latest film from cult auteur Kurtis Spieler (cult classic New York Ninja). The Dead Girl in Apartment 03 premieres on August 9, 2022, on digital platforms with a special edition Blu-ray and DVD being released on November 22nd,
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Indie Horror ‘Bloody Man’ Getting a Special Edition Blu-ray
Wild Eye Releasing has just announced the release of a Special Edition Blu-ray of Daniel Benedict’s The Bloody Man, a supernatural horror film reuniting A Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master stars Lisa Wilcox and Tuesday Knight, this December. Penned by Daniel and Casi Benedict, and produced by Red Serial Films, the film tells of a young boy who, after the death of his mother, becomes obsessed with a comic book she gave him that ultimately summons the ancient monster found in its pages. Mercedez Varble, Dan Eardley, Jason Crowe, Roni Jonah and KateLynn E. Newberry join Wilcox and Knight in the film, which encompass high-end production values and plays like a cocktail of A Nightmare On Elm Street, The Goonies, and “Stranger Things.” The Bloody Man: Special Edition Blu-ray will include: Behind the Scenes Bloopers Crowdfunding Videos Promo videos Trailers Can’t wait until December? Bloody Man is now out on Digital, from Wild Eye Releasing.
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